Nutrition
Nutrition
Is Aging Unstoppable – Baby steps come first!
The debate among aging scientists about whether aging itself can be stopped has been running for decades. In a functional sense, the question has already been answered. Multiple…
Stress Kills Right?
Since the so called Type A personality entered the medical literature roughly 50 years ago, scientists have wrestled with the connection between stress, disease, and aging. There has…
Fat from conception – stacking the deck against little Johnny!
We spend a lot of time looking for reasons why we are fat. There has to be some other answer besides too much sitting and too much eating.…
The sad failure of calorie restriction
I can’t say it’s a surprise that calorie restriction has failed to extend life in higher primates. It was at least successful in flies, worms and some lower…
When birds of a feather flock separately
Identical twin studies have been a favorite tool in the nature-versus-nurture debate for almost a century. If two people share 100 percent of their DNA but live different…
Is Spinach the New Broccoli?
I have written enough about broccoli over the years that some readers tease me about it. Broccoli is, in fact, one of the few foods that earns the…
Why not resveratrol?
Dr. Dave on resveratrol and why he does not include it in any of his formulas. What the human studies actually show and what the marketing leaves out.
Score another one for chocolate
Chocolate has been climbing the wellness-food ladder for two decades. Most of the early hype was thin. Most of the more recent data is real. A study published…
The best diet ever
Dr. Dave's take on the diet most likely to extend your healthspan. The research, the practical principles, and the version you can actually follow.
I want to be liked
Facebook has redefined the word “like”, so let me start out with a simple request. If you haven’t already done so, please “like” me on Facebook. Do it…
My current take on calorie restriction
Calorie restriction is one of the most studied longevity interventions in the lab. It is also, in my opinion, the most overrated when you try to translate it…
The Connectivity Trap
We were in the middle of an important conversation when the call came in. Jack, I will call him, was a middle aged business man, who had a…